The Astros 2018 are better than Astros 2017...so far. The Texans are BACK, baby! And internet sports trolls suck and I explain why (as if we don't know already). Jeff Balke is a writer for Houstonia Magazine, the Houston Press and appears weekly to talk sports on Houston Public Media's Houston Matters. He is also the co-author of the Houston Rockets 50th Anniversary history book.